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Research Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery specializing in Translational Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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Position Number: 9935848
Location: Philadelphia, United States
Position Type: Medicine - Medical Researcher

Research Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery specializing in Translational Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Nov 02, 2026
Deadline: Nov 02, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure research track. Expertise is required in the specific area of immunology, bioengineering, tumor biology, and immuno-oncology. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree.

Research or scholarship responsibilities may include developing both collaborative and independent research programs focused on primary and metastatic brain cancers. The research focus will synergize with the existing translational program to develop novel therapies for brain tumors. This includes model development and validation, bioengineering approaches to treatment administration, correlative studies of ongoing clinical trials, and the generation of new immunotherapy approaches. Preferred applicant may also have limited teaching opportunities to include mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as providing formal lectures within the Department of Neurosurgery and the Perelman School of Medicine.

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